Overview

The module will focus on the following key themes:

• Conservation and human behaviour
• Conservation and rural development
• Rule-breaking in conservation
• Conservation conflicts

The module will have a global focus and use examples from across the world.

Learning Outcomes

• To be able to accurately explain and exemplify the social context of conservation activities.

• To be able to discuss approaches to understanding and evaluating the influence of human behaviour on conservation.

• To be able to manipulate a quantitative data sets and produce statistical outputs.

• To critically evaluate the impact of human behaviour on decision-making within conservation.